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Heat Advisory 21, NWS Norman, OK

August 19, 201921 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this heat advisory at Aug 19, 2019, 3:53 AM CDT for 21 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 19, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 19, 2019, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 19, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired: Aug 19, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

All 29 counties

Alfalfa County, OK, Atoka County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Carter County, OK, Coal County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Aug 19, 3:51 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 3:51 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 9:35 PM CDT, 6 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 18, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	41 min
Aug 18, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	35 min
Aug 18, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer	16 min
Aug 18, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	19 min
Aug 19, 3:53 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 29 more	40 hr
Aug 19, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	27 min
Aug 19, 3:11 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Hughes, Kay, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more	29 hr
Aug 18, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	28 min
Aug 18, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	25 min
Aug 18, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	33 min
Aug 18, 8:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Hardeman, Wilbarger	43 min
Aug 19, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Hardeman	45 min
Aug 19, 1:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard	35 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.